diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9617fbf8..44e69af3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
   **pipe-scrollback**, but only pipes the currently selected text, if
   any (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/51).
 * **cursor.hide-when-typing** option to `footrc.
+* **scrollback.multiplier** option to `footrc`
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/54).
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 431d7817..68424cca 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -439,6 +439,17 @@ parse_section_scrollback(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf
         }
     }
 
+    else if (strcmp(key, "multiplier") == 0) {
+        double multiplier;
+        if (!str_to_double(value, &multiplier)) {
+            LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR("%s:%d: [scrollback]: multiplier: "
+                               "invalid value: %s", path, lineno, value);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        conf->scrollback.multiplier = multiplier;
+    }
+
     else {
         LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR("%s:%u: [scrollback]: %s: invalid key", path, lineno, key);
         return false;
@@ -1218,6 +1229,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path, bool errors_are_fatal)
                 .format = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_FORMAT_TEXT,
                 .text = wcsdup(L""),
             },
+            .multiplier = 1.,
         },
         .colors = {
             .fg = default_foreground,
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index baee177d..a0484e9f 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct config {
 
             wchar_t *text;
         } indicator;
+        double multiplier;
     } scrollback;
 
     struct {
diff --git a/doc/footrc.5.scd b/doc/footrc.5.scd
index 8fbe7bd6..2832552c 100644
--- a/doc/footrc.5.scd
+++ b/doc/footrc.5.scd
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ in this order:
 *lines*
 	Number of scrollback lines. Default: _1000_.
 
+*multiplier*
+	Amount to multiply mouse scrolling with. It is a decimal number,
+	i.e. fractions are allowed. Default: _1.0_.
+
 *indicator-position*
 	Configures the style of the scrollback position indicator. One of
 	*none*, *fixed* or *relative*. *none* disables the indicator
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 8d59780f..97563930 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ wl_pointer_axis(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
      * Without this, very slow scrolling will never actually scroll
      * anything.
      */
-    seat->mouse.axis_aggregated += wl_fixed_to_double(value);
+    seat->mouse.axis_aggregated
+        += seat->wayl->conf->scrollback.multiplier * wl_fixed_to_double(value);
 
     if (fabs(seat->mouse.axis_aggregated) >= 1.) {
         mouse_scroll(seat, round(seat->mouse.axis_aggregated));
@@ -1561,7 +1562,7 @@ wl_pointer_axis_discrete(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
 
     struct seat *seat = data;
     seat->mouse.have_discrete = true;
-    mouse_scroll(seat, discrete);
+    mouse_scroll(seat, seat->wayl->conf->scrollback.multiplier * discrete);
 }
 
 static void